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= '''Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources''' = | = '''Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources''' = | ||
As you begin | As you begin research on a new family, three kinds of sources are relatively easy to search—<br> | ||
=== '''Online databases.''' === | |||
Some of the best free databases on the Internet (or partly free at Family History Centers, or Family History Library)—good sites to begin research on a family are listed on the wiki at [[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research#Databases Online| Databases Online. Several of these sites are more for United States research, but most countries have their own unique sites that also would be good places to start. | |||
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=== '''Family History Library Catalog [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Surname Search].''' === | |||
Use this source to look for family histories. | |||
=== '''Censuses.''' === | |||
Censuses show family members, their residence, and are often indexed. Use census records in the [[United States Census|United States]], [[Canada Census|Canada]], and [[England Census|Britain]] early and often, especially if they are indexed. It is important to add EVERY census you can find to the family group record for EACH member of the family to show where they lived throughout their lives. For a list of links to [[United States Census Online|online census indexes]] see [http://www.warnes.net/Teslacorp/GenealogyLinks/index_html?Tab=4-US%20Census Genealogy Links]. | |||
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= '''Record Useful Information''' = | = '''Record Useful Information''' = | ||